Beginning on the evening of 21 July and continuing intermittently until the early evening of 22 July, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) and the...
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Anti-Dabaiba militias withdraw from Warshefana
On 27 October, unconfirmed reports claimed that Haithem Tajouri’s 777 Brigade, the 92 Brigade, the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade...
Rada pushes Ayoub Abu Ras forces out of Tripoli
On 3 September, Presidential Guard (PG) forces affiliated with Ayoub Abu Ras, formerly known as Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB), withdrew from...
Militias vie for control of External Security Agency building in Tripoli
On 1 June, clashes broke out between forces aligned with Ayoub Abu Ras, including members of the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB) and the...
777 Brigade commander Tajouri criticises Dabaiba
On 5 May, former Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB) leader and current 777 Brigade commander, Haithem Tajouri, was reported by local media to...
Ghinaywa and Bin Rajab shift to support to Dabaiba
On 2 March, Zawiyyan militia command Mohammed Bin Rajab - in the company of key militia commanders including head of the Security Support Apparatus...
Marwan dismissed as Commander of the Tripoli Military Zone
On 15 December, the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, dismissed the Commander of the Tripoli Military Zone, Abdul Baset Marwan, from...
Clashes between Tripoli’s 444 Brigade and SSA
On 3 September at approximately 3am local time, the 444 Brigade, which is aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence...
24 – 31 March: Saiqa commander Werfalli killed
On 24 March, a commander in the LNA’s Saiqa Battalion, Mahmoud Werfalli, was killed in Benghazi. On 29 March, Mohammed Salem, a prominent commander in the al-Samoud Brigade, was killed in Karimiyya.
9-15 December: GNA Defence Minister claims that the LNA has violated the ceasefire agreement
On 11 December, the GNA Defence Minister claimed in an interview that the LNA had violated its ceasefire agreement with the GNA. On 12 December, the ‘former’ commander of the TRB, Haithem Tajouri, returned to Libya. On 14 December, 32 members of the LPDF threatened to resign.
21 – 27 October: Libyan parties agree to ceasefire
On 23 October, delegations from the GNA and LNA signed a ceasefire agreement. On the same day, the first commercial passenger flight from Tripoli landed at Benghazi’s Benina airport. On 20 October, GNA Commander of the Sirte-Jufra Operations Room, Beit al-Mal, called upon the head of the GNA, al-Serraj, to remove Libyan Media Foundation chief Bayou from his office. On 21 October, Sabratha armed forces clashed with the al-Shalfouh militia from Ajalat. On 24 October, spokesperson for the GNA Volcano of Rage Operation, Qananou, urged UNSMIL to send monitoring teams to Sirte, Jufra and Brak al-Shati airbase.
9 – 15 October: Civilian casualties mount as stalemate continues on Tripoli frontlines
On 14 October, suspected LNA aerial attacks struck a house in the al-Furnaj neighbourhood of Tripoli, killing three children and their mother, and injuring another child. On 13 October, a TRB commander accused the MoF and CBL of obstructing a deal for additional support from Turkey.
19 December – 25 December: The LNA undertake a pre-emptive attack on Ibrahim Jadhran
On 19 December, the LNA undertook a pre-emptive attack on Ibrahim Jadhran. On 22 December, the east-based Interim Government declared a state of high alert in Benghazi. On 18 December, four Tripoli militias announced their merger.
19 September – 25 September: Tentative conclusion reached to the clashes in southern Tripoli
On 25 September, a ceasefire was brokered between the Tripoli Protection Force and Tarhuna’s 7th Brigade that saw the latter withdraw to the areas of control agreed in the UN-brokered ceasefire of 9 September. This coincided with forces under the command of Salah Badi retreating withdrawing from the Airport road.
5 September – 11 September: Tripoli militias sign UNSMIL eight point agreement
On 9 September, UNSMIL gathered together the key rival factions involved in the militia clashes in Tripoli that began on 26 August to sign an eight-point agreement that included a pledge to refrain from extorting sovereign institutions. This is the second meeting in over a fortnight, with the first initiating the current ceasefire.
29 August – 4 September: Major conflict erupts between militias in Tripoli
Major conflict erupted between militias in Tripoli on 27 August that has expanded over the following days into what seems to be a semi-coordinated military campaign aimed at eradicating the power of Tripoli-based militias, by an alliance of forces primarily including Tarhuna, Misrata and Zintan.
22 – 28 August: Clashes between Kani and Tripoli militias erupts in south Tripoli
On 26 August, the Kani militia (also known as the 7th ‘Liwa’) deployed from Tarhuna to south Tripoli. The move provoked Tripoli armed groups to deploy reinforcements to these fronts. On 27 August, clashes broke out between the militias south of Tripoli. A temporary ceasefire held on 28 August but the situation remains volatile.
1-7 Nov: GNA militias launch Warshefana campaign
On 1 November, a new GNA-supported military campaign was launched in Wershefana against LNA-affiliated forces. It is led by Usama al-Juwaili and includes units from Zintan, Tarhouna, and Tripoli. Talks in Egypt last week to unify the Libyan armed forces have stalled following the ‘mystery’ Derna airstrikes.
27 Sept – 4 Oct: Sabratha clashes intensify
The clashes between the Dabbashi brigade and the more pro-LNA Anti-ISIS Operation Room have continued unabated in Sabratha with use of heavy artillery, despite attempts by different actors to establish a ceasefire. So far, 26 people have been killed, 170 wounded and thousands displaced from the city centre. In Tripoli, 2 Nawasi fighters were killed by Tajouri’s forces, sparking tensions.
Increasing Fragmentation Within Misratan Ranks
A number of incidents in Misrata and Tripoli have increased tensions within Misratan ranks, with a key Misratan cleric being abducted and tortured last week, while clashes broke out again in Tripoli.
LNA Defeats Counter Attack, Extends Territorial Control
The LNA defeated a counter-attack on the oil crescent launched from Jufra by allied forces including Jadhran loyalists, BDB fighters and some GNA forces. The attacking convoy was routed and the LNA even extended its control south of Jufra, all the way to Brak al-Shati. In Tripoli, tensions are high as anti-GNA Misratan forces mobilize to support the anti-GNA Islamist coalition, while protests took place after a video of militiamen raping a woman was released.